Comparison

Training Today vs Mindfulness

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Training Today

This app analyzes your Apple Watch health data to provide a daily readiness to train score. It helps prevent overtraining injuries and guides your training intensity, offering insights into your body's recovery and performance potential.

Highlights
  • Calculates daily readiness to train (RTT) score
  • Multi-day RTT score chart
  • Independent Apple Watch app
  • Uses HRV, workout detection, and custom algorithm
  • Automatic data outlier filtering
  • iPhone companion app with tutorial
  • Complication support for quick RTT glance
Features
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Training Today constantly monitors your Health Data from Apple Watch to determine your readiness to train (RTT) each day and throughout the day. Training Today can help you stay safe from overtraining injury or let you know if it’s the best time to work hard, take it easy, or have a rest day. Developed with British Triathlon Coaches and tested on athletes of varying ability, we have taken a holistic view of your life by using the advanced capabilities of Apple Watch to monitor your health 24hrs a day and process that data to create a simple, accurate readiness to train (RTT) score to help you reach your training goal. Key Features =============== * Calculates your readiness to train (RTT) score automatically throughout the day. * Presents a multi-day chart showing how your score is changing. * Using the Digital Crown, you can scroll through previous RTT scores on the chart. * Runs independently on Apple Watch; no need for iPhone to be present. * iPhone companion app also shows your current RTT score and tutorial. * Full support for all complications means you can quickly glance at your watch and see your current RTT score at any time. * We use Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Workout detection and our own algorithm to determine your RTT score. * Automatic filtering of outlier data (e.g. very larger variances in data) * Workout detection - we detect when you have completed a workout logged to Apple Health and show it on the chart. Tap the screen when you see one to get details of the workout and better understand the impact on your RTT score. The following are available in the subscription version: * Siri support - ask, "Hey Siri, what's my Training Today score?" or "Hey Siri, what's my Training Today RTT?" to see your score and current weekly chart * Siri shortcuts - get your current Training Today score as input for automation you can create in Apple Shortcuts. * Apple Watch notifications when your RTT drops by a configured amount compared to your 4-day average. * View your RTT chart on your iPhone as well as your Apple Watch * View your complete baseline HRV and RHR (Resting Heart Rate) data in the iPhone app and scroll through Years, Months and the related weekly RTT charts. * Fine-tune your RTT score using Smoothing and Intensity Settings on your iPhone * Add widgets to your iPhone home screens and lock screens showing your current RTT score and chart. * Apple Watch Smart Stack Widget * Compare your Resting Heart Rate data with your RTT and HRV scores. * Notifications on Apple Watch when your RTT changes over a configured value compared to your 4-day average. * More features with each release More info at https://TrainingTodayApp.com For best performance, wear your Apple Watch as much as possible and overnight if you can. The Training Today iPhone and Apple Watch app (“App)” provides only information, is not medical or treatment advice, and may not be treated as such by the user. As such, this App may not be relied upon for the purposes of medical diagnosis or as a recommendation for medical care or treatment. The information on this App is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images, and information, contained on or available through this App is for general information purposes only. Note: Original Apple Watches (Series 0) are not supported because they do not support HRV or watchOS 6 or later, and users under 16 are not supported because HRV data is unavailable. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Mindfulness

This app offers guided breathing exercises and reflective journaling prompts to help you cultivate mindfulness and emotional awareness. Track your moods, gain insights into your emotional state, and build resilience for improved wellbeing.

Highlights
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Mood and emotion logging
  • Reflective journaling prompts
  • Mindful moment reminders
  • Emotional awareness insights
  • Health app integration
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The Mindfulness app includes Breathe and Reflect, which are intended for you to pause throughout the day to have a mindful moment. And with State of Mind, you can reflect on how you're feeling, which can help you build emotional awareness and resilience and improve wellbeing. Features: State of Mind: • Log your momentary emotions and your daily moods in an intuitive and engaging way. • Turn the Digital Crown to see the shape adjust based on how you're feeling. • Choose what is contributing to your state of mind, such as hobbies, travel, and work. • Describe your feelings, such as joyful, content, or worried. • Turn on notifications and complications to help you get into the habit of logging your state of mind. • Get valuable insights into your state of mind and how it has changed over time with interactive charts in the Health app on iPhone and iPad. Reflect: • Written prompts guide you toward a kind and thoughtful frame of mind. • Soothing, energetic animation guides you to be more present and mindful. • Choose to receive a reminder to start a session at the beginning or end of your day or at scheduled times. • Customize the duration of the Reflect session from one minute up to five minutes. • Track mindful minutes in the Health app on iPhone and iPad and the Fitness app on iPhone. Breathe: • Follow the animation as it expands with the inhale and contracts with each exhale. • Feel haptics guide your breath at the chosen rate. • Choose to receive a reminder to start a session at the beginning or end of your day, or at scheduled times. • Customize the duration of the Breathe session from one minute up to five minutes. • Set a breath rate ranging from 4 breaths per minute to 10 breaths per minute. • Track mindful minutes in the Health app on iPhone and iPad and the Fitness app on iPhone.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Training Today at 4.6 against Mindfulness's 3.7. Training Today also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (53% vs 34%). Mindfulness's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Training Today sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.95 per month. Mindfulness asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Training Today holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Training Today has 2.6K ratings behind it against 95, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Training Today's written reviews are positive against 34% of Mindfulness's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Training Today ships an update every 6 weeks, Mindfulness every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Training Today versus Mindfulness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTraining TodayMindfulness
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better3.7 (95 ratings)
Positive reviews52.5% of reviews — better34.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2.6K — better95
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBetoli LtdApple Inc.

Customer experience

Training Today

All ratings2,626 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews314 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative36.0%

Mindfulness

All ratings95 ratings
Positive66.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative28.4%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive34.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative59.1%

User reviews

Training Today

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Sync to the workouts app is magic
  • 👍 Helpful tool for understanding when my body needs to recover and when it can push harder
  • 👍 Great visualization helps me keep tabs on my health
  • 👍 Awesome app with a ton of data and an easy to use interface
  • 👍 HRV Trend Tracking provides a weather forecast for your body

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Obscure and buggy with readiness indicators not matching other apps
  • 🐛 Inaccurate data that doesn't match how I feel
  • 🐛 Constantly showing low readiness scores even when I feel great
  • 🐛 Conflicting data between this app and other sleep/recovery trackers
  • 🐛 Calculations for readiness seem better with other apps like TrainingPeaks

Mindfulness

From 95 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Lovely app, Apple
  • 👍 Very good app
  • 👍 Very useful app
  • 👍 Great idea for an app
  • 👍 Beloved feature (original Breathe app)

Room to improve

  • 😞 Useless new app
  • 😞 Useless update
  • 😞 5-minute maximum makes it unusable
  • 😞 Robotic, less genuine notifications
  • 😞 Broken original app

Bugs and requests

Training Today

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on launch after purchasing subscription
  • Widgets not working after recent updates
  • Discrepancies between data shown on iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Inability to get HRV readings without using the Breathe app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Extend the number of days shown on the chart
  • Add more data points like sleep and oxygen levels
  • Provide more detailed explanations of the metrics and how they are calculated
  • Improve the Apple Watch complication to update more frequently
  • Integrate with other fitness platforms like Garmin and Polar
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  • Add training plans that adapt to HRV data

Mindfulness

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Cannot set random times to breathe
  • Have to schedule breathing sessions
  • Cannot install
  • App is frozen
  • App locked up and would not reset
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  • Phone says need 14.2 or later
  • App froze
  • App freezes constantly
  • Button 'done' not working
  • App only shows last measurement
  • Mindfulness was interrupted
  • Cannot be activated
  • App disappeared
  • Not installed with iOS15
  • App is frozen with my watch series 6
  • Cannot uninstall and reinstall
  • Watch vibrating at the end interrupts session

Requested features

18 requests
  • Available on iPhone and Watch
  • Available to all Apple users
  • Offer times up to 30 minutes
  • Bring back the old 'Breathe' app
  • Offer old app as an option
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  • Bring previous animation back
  • More breathing options (duration, inhale/exhale)
  • Add options to hold breath (box method)
  • Longer than 5-minute sessions
  • Option to only use Breathe function
  • More reminder options
  • Flexible reminder time settings
  • Increase duration to 10+ minutes
  • iPhone companion app
  • Option to change animation
  • Silencing notifications during sessions
  • Allow background sound for headphones
  • More time options for breathing

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Training Today

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$2.951 Month
  • Yearly subscription$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Additional charts$5.99
  • Lifetime$59.99
None

Mindfulness

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Training Today free?
Training Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindfulness free?
Mindfulness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Training Today or Mindfulness?
Training Today is rated higher. Training Today averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Mindfulness averages 3.7 from 95 ratings.
Do Training Today or Mindfulness have ads?
Neither Training Today nor Mindfulness shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Training Today or Mindfulness?
Training Today ships an update every 6 weeks, and Mindfulness every 6 months. Most recently, Training Today was updated on October 18, 2026 and Mindfulness on September 18, 2026.

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